Housing and Planning Bill (HC Bill 75)
EXPLANATORY NOTES
Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Department for Communities and
Local Government, are published separately as Bill 75—EN.
EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Secretary Greg Clark has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the
Human Rights Act 1998:
In my view the provisions of the Housing and Planning Bill are compatible with the
Convention rights.
Contents
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Part 1
New homes in England
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Chapter 1
Starter homes
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Chapter 2
Self-build and custom housebuilding
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Part 2
Rogue landlords and letting agents in England
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Chapter 1
Introduction
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Chapter 2
Banning orders
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Banning orders: key definitions
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Imposition of banning orders
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Consequences of banning order, including consequences of breach
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Anti-avoidance
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Chapter 3
Database of rogue landlords and letting agents
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The database and its content
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Access to information in the database
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Chapter 4
Rent repayment orders
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Rent repayment orders: introduction
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Application for rent repayment order
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Rent repayment order for breach of banning order
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Rent repayment order following offence
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Enforcement of rent repayment order
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Local housing authority functions
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Amendments etc and interpretation
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Chapter 5
Interpretation of Part 2
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Part 3
Recovering abandoned premises in England
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Part 4
Social housing in England
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Chapter 1
Implementing the right to buy on a voluntary basis
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Funding of discounts offered to tenants
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Monitoring compliance
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Amendments to other legislation
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Interpretation
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Chapter 2
Vacant high value local authority housing
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Payments to Secretary of State by Local Housing Authorities
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Duty to consider selling
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Amendments and interpretation
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Chapter 3
Reducing regulation
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Chapter 4
High income social tenants: mandatory rents
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Part 5
Housing, estate agents and rentcharges: other changes
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Accommodation needs in England
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Housing regulation in England
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Housing information in England
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Enforcement of estate agents legislation
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Enfranchisement and extension of long leaseholds
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Rentcharges
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Part 6
Planning in England
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Neighbourhood planning
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Local planning
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Planning in Greater London
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Permission in principle and local registers of land
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Planning permission etc
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Nationally significant infrastructure projects
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Urban development corporations
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Part 7
Compulsory purchase etc
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Right to enter and survey land
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Confirmation and time limits
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Vesting declarations: procedure
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Possession following notice to treat etc
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123. Extended notice period for taking possession following notice to treat
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124. Counter-notice requiring possession to be taken on specified date
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125. Agreement to extend notice period for possession following notice to treat
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127. Abolition of alternative possession procedure following notice to treat
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128. Extended notice period for taking possession following vesting declaration
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Compensation
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Disputes
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Power to override easements and other rights
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Part 8
General